Government action needed to leverage energy investments by households and businesses'Billions of dollars of consumer investment in solar and EVs over next 10 years is key to faster, cheaper decarbonisation' - Australian article and report. (Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis) >

Circular Economy Progress Report 2022  (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague) >

Has been described as Economics as if people and the environment mattered.'Small is Beautiful could not be more relevant. It was first published in 1973, but it was written for our time.” — Bill McKibben, from the Foreword.' ... and ... 'Small Is Beautiful is Oxford-trained economist E. F. Schumacher’s classic call for the end of excessive consumption. Schumacher inspired such movements as “Buy Locally” and “Fair Trade,” while voicing strong opposition to “casino capitalism” and wasteful corporate behemoths.' (Publisher: Harper Perennial, HarperCollins) >

The APHA 'aims to make Passive House the benchmark for comfort in all our buildings.' Their Vision: All Australians live and work in healthy, comfortable, low energy, resilient buildings. Their Mission: Lead change by educating, promoting, and supporting the delivery of Certified Passive House buildings in Australia. Their site includes a searchable Members Directory. >

'As the world’s largest iron ore producer, Australia has a major role in transitioning steelmaking from around 7 per cent of global emissions to a net-zero emissions industry; what progress are we making towards ‘green’ steel?' (CSIRO Resourceful-magazine, Canberra) >

'Energy Renaissance create and make lithium-ion batteries and technology, powered by Australian people and resources. Our superStorage™ systems are delivered from our advanced manufacturing facility in Tomago, NSW. The superStorage™ platform is engineered and designed for security, safety and simplicity for Stationary and Transport applications.' (Energy Renaissance Pty. Ltd., Newcastle NSW)

'An Australian transport decarbonisation strategy is critical to ensure everyday Australian households and businesses have morechoice, pay less for transport, remain competitive, enjoy improved health outcomes, and can support the creation of Australianenergy and related jobs.' (Australian National University, Canberra - and others) >

Momentum Towards a Global Plastics Treaty: Update article 'Coming discussions will range from how to define “plastic pollution” to the design of “national action plans” that will develop country-specific approaches to addressing the crisis and the setting up of financial mechanisms to support the new treaty implementation. The ninety hours of hard-fought negotiations during UNEA 5.2 reveal that the road ahead will not be simple or easy.' (Center for International Environmental Law, Washington DC) >

Uninsurable Nation: Australia’s most climate-vulnerable places. 'As the risk of being affected by extreme weather events increases, insurers will raise premiums to cover the increased cost of claims and reinsurance.' (Climate Council of Australia, Sydney) >

Scenarios for mitigating CO2 emissions from energy supply in the absence of CO2 removal. (Research Article) (Climate Policy journal) >